Wrong. They just announced the winner and it’s this gal:
Get it? The can is doing the painting. Good for her! Although we totally wanted that $10,000, we still feel like we won big with the True Value contest. Those walls need more than just paint. In fact, that paint is all being sanded off (we just rolled on enough of a bright color for the picture). There have been lots of other small contests we have entered, and lesson learned: you win some, you lose a lot–but it is mostly a good time, and when you win, it’s a great time.
Funny–we just discovered it was exactly a year to the day from when we found out we won the $1500 RC Willey gift card to when we won the $2500 True Value contest. Next year, we better shoot for $3500!
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Hi! I recently stumbled upon your blog (love it!) and I’ve been going back and reading archived posts… just gotta say that you guys DEFINITELY should have won!
You’re still winners in my eyes! I love that you enter all of these contests. I wish I had half your artistic talent! Congrats on winning the awesome $2500!!!
She totally does! Whoa!
They said, “The project demonstrated a great use of graphic design as well as bold color choices. Striping is not easy and they did a great job with straight lines and shapes that give the room a bold, new look.” —although bold color choices and graphic design were no where in the judging criteria. Eh well. We’re happy for her….:)
HOLY $10,000 for THAT room????? Seriously…what were they thinking???? For reals.
Eating pizza tonight.
MMMmmm…..pizza.
Sorry you lost Jules. Good job taking it in stride. She kinda lokos liek Meghan Baker.
You never quite know what the judges are looking for in these contests and apparently we weren’t it. Haha. It’s okay. We aren’t $10,000 poorer.
I like yours much better. You should have won. Just saying…
Nope, I didn’t “get” the winner at all. I’m still staring at it.
I have never won one of those contest before but I figure I keep entering just in case. Too bad about not winning the $10K contest (although I still think it’s really cool you won the True Value contest!).